INDIANAPOLIS — Twenty-two thoughts for 22 points from Darren Collison in the 97-95 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse …

1. When the Cavs were fumbling around last season and couldn’t pay attention long enough to close out bad teams, the saving grace was the fact they always seemed to play well against top opponents.

2. Despite this annual January slog, if there is reason for concern, it is perhaps because the opposite is true. Yes, the Cavs never seem to play well in January. Yes, the losses get ugly sometimes. More important, however, they have lost six of their past seven games against teams with a winning record. Most of them have been magnificent defeats.

3. The jarring losses at Boston, Minnesota and Toronto were more disarming, but the collapse here certainly stings given how much a victory would’ve eased at least a little of the bite from such a miserable road trip. Instead, the fact the Cavs squandered a 22-point...

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